The Iliad and the Odyssey, Engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman, 2 volumes, 1805
London: Longmans, Hurst, Reed & Orme, 1805. First Printing. Hardcover. 2 volumes, oblong folios, 18 x 12 inches in original paper covered boards with original title labels on upper covers, good set with some early 20th century restoration involving recornering the books with gray paper and using the same paper to recover the spines, boards still show some rubbing and wear; contents mainly very good, light soil, foxing, bookplates of T. D. Kriton, a San Francisco Greek translator of the 1930s, and his small ink namestamp on title pages, the Iliad having some dampstain tidemarks at upper inner corner throughout, the Odyssey not so much. 39 and 34 plates, with engraved title pages. Housed in old early 20th century cloth slipcase with some rubbing and wear. Good. Item #H29716
Price: $450.00